The Welfare of Animals Used in Research (PDF)

The Welfare of Animals used in Research: Practice and
Ethics gives a complete and balanced overview of the issues
surrounding the use of animals in scientific research. The
focus of the book is on the animal welfare implications and ethics
of animals in research. It covers the topics with sufficient depth
to show a real understanding of varied and complex subjects, but
conveys the information in a beautifully reader-friendly
manner.

Key features:

* Provides those who are not working in the field with a
reasonable understanding as to why and how animals are used in
research.

* Gives an introduction to the ethical issues involved in using
animals, and explains how these are addressed in practice.

* Details the advances in animal welfare and the use and
development of the 3Rs principles, and how these have become
fundamental to the everyday use and regulation of animals used in
research.

* The focus is on principles making it suitable for an
international audience.

This book is a useful introduction to the issues involved in
laboratory animal welfare for those who intend to work in research
involving animals. It is also useful to prospective animal care
staff and animal welfare scientists, and to those involved in
ethical review. It will help inform debate amongst those who are
not involved in experimentation but who are interested in the
issues.

Published as a part of the prestigious Wiley-Blackwell - UFAW
Animal Welfare series. UFAW, founded 1926, is an
internationally recognised, independent, scientific and educational
animal welfare charity.

For full details of all titles available in the series, please
visit the href="http://www.wiley.com/go/ufaw" target="_blank">UFAW Animal
Welfare series website.